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2022-05-20 12:49:52 In Iranian culture taarof (تعارف) is a complex set of behaviors that has many forms and guises. The general idea behind this social etiquette is to be very nice, kind and polite usually towards people “with whom we have taarof” (باهاشون تعارف داریم) offering or refusing something without actually meaning it. Often, the closer two people get in a relationship, the less taarof appears in their behavior towards one another.

Foreigners or tourists who come to Iran and are not familiar with this Iranian custom may take at a face value the invitation of someone to their home or the refusal to accept money by a taxi driver or a shopkeeper which may result in an awkward situation. Understanding when the offer or refusal is sincere and when it is “taarof” is not always easy; some may go out of their way in insisting!

One common related idiom to learn is تعارف اومد نیومد داره (taarof oomad nayoomad dAre) which is an idiom to warn you to be careful with using taarof because it is possible that others misconstrue it and you end up not having what you actually wanted or forced to do something you didn’t want to do! Open / Comment

2022-05-20 12:48:50 Culture shocked Open / Comment

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shekoofe (or shokoofe) شکوفه blossom, flower bud بُرعُم

golnAr گلنار = گل انار pomegranate blossom زهر الرمان
golnAri گلناری = قرمز red أحمر

bigharAr بی‌قرار restless مضطرب، لا تهدأ

sabA صبا east wind, breeze ريح شرقية

sorkhAbi سرخابی purplish-red الأحمر الأرجواني

Jelve جلوه = زیبایی، جاذبه luster, sparkle, beauty بريق، جمال

roo, rooy رو = روی = چهره = صورت face وجه

deldAde دلداده = عاشق one who loves (literally: one who has given his/her heart)

bolbol بلبل nightingale

ArAstan آراستن adorn, beautify يزيّن // The present stem of آراستن is آرای

bazm بزم = جشن banquet, feast إحتفال

tarab طَرَب = شادی، شادمانی، خوشی merriness, joy, jolliness

par par kardan پرپر کردن to detach the petals of a flower

lAle لاله tulip

parishAn پریشان disturbed, distressed مضطرب، مشوش

naghme نغمه song , tune

morgh-e chaman مرغِ چمن meadow songbird

Nowruz Mubarak Open / Comment

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2022-02-18 17:07:55 در این خاک،‌ در این خاک، در این مزرعه پاک
بجز مـهر، بجز عشــق، دگـر تــــخم نکاریـــــم

In this earth, in this soil, in this pure farm,
Let us sow nothing but the seeds of kindness and love

Mawlānā aka Rumi (1207 – 1273) Open / Comment

2022-01-28 19:37:07 Wordlist

nam nam نم نم drizzle , light rain رذاذ

chAdor چادر a long loose (usually black for outdoor use) piece of clothing that is wrapped around the head and upper body leaving only the face exposed, worn by some Muslim women in Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan and some other Muslim countries.

roosary روسری headscarf غطاء الرأس، طرحة

sorme سرمه kohl , a black powder which is used as eye make-up

bA inke بااینکه even though, although ومع أنه Open / Comment

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